An individual with achlorhydria (lack of or low gastric acid in stomach) may have abdominal pain due to difficulty digesting food, loose bowel movements & problems due to poor absorption of nutrients.
Foods for Good Digestion # 5: Sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes, especially when consumed with their skins on, are a superb food for digestive health. They provide dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates and manganese. Sweet potatoes help in treating peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers and some other serious bowel ailments.
Foods to include: Adopt for a softer and a pureed diet like soups, porridge, mashed vegetables as this will help in swallowing food better without any discomfort. Include foods rich in protein like chicken, fish, soya and eat more high fiber foods. Ginger plays an excellent role in helping digestion in our body and prevents heartburn. Dairy products like milk and yogurt work very well in easing symptoms of digestive discomfort.